"Hey!" Bai Ye looked at the two Demon Slayers and said, "I recall that decapitation is how to kill a demon, right?"
The Demon Slayer with a scar on his forehead was taken aback, then shouted across the stream, "Yes, but please be careful, its body is very tough, and its neck isn't that easy to sever."
While Bai Ye was asking, the spider demon had already gotten back on its feet. It didn't charge directly at Bai Ye, but began to circle around him.
Bai Ye grinned. His father seemed a bit smarter than his older brother, but it made sense. After all, he was the father, and his own strength was the strongest besides Lower Rank Five.
"But..." Bai Ye sighed. "Someone skilled in close combat being forced into a situation where they can't engage in close combat is already a failure!"
As Bai Ye spoke, he reached his hand forward.
A golden barrier of light spread out behind Bai Ye, followed by more golden barriers of light appearing in circles.
"Gate of Babylon!"
Weapons appeared within the ripples and shot towards the spider demon.
Boom, boom, boom!
The projectiles chased after the spider demon, creating craters in the ground one after another, instantly kicking up dirt and stones.
Bai Ye couldn't help but grin. The Gate of Babylon was quite useful, but...
Having witnessed Gilgamesh's Gate of Babylon, Bai Ye felt his own was rather embarrassing, entirely a different league.
However, Bai Ye's objective had been achieved.
The purpose of Bai Ye firing weapons was to force a position, luring the spider demon to a place he had already pinpointed.
Then...
"Teleportation!"
Bai Ye's figure suddenly vanished, and when he reappeared, he was right in front of the spider demon.
The next moment, the Nanming Lihuo Sword swept out, aiming for the spider demon's neck.
Clang!
The spider demon reacted quickly, raising its arm. A crisp metallic clanging sound ensued.
The spider demon blocked the Nanming Lihuo Sword with its arm, but...
Suddenly, the blade of the Nanming Lihuo Sword erupted with light.
The sword body transformed into a long rainbow, and then...
*Pfft!*
The sound of flesh tearing echoed, and a large amount of blood splattered from the spider demon's arm.
"Die!"
Bai Ye let out a low growl and exerted more force.
The Nanming Lihuo Sword, now a rainbow, severed the spider demon's arm and then continued its trajectory, striking the spider demon's neck, and then...
The head flew off!
Accompanied by a spray of blood, Bai Ye's sword severed the spider demon's head, sending it flying into the sky.
"You have slain the Father of the Spider Demon family, completing Forbidden Zone Mission One (Temporary)."
"This kill can be transferred."
After defeating the spider demon, Bai Ye wiped the blood from his sword and walked towards the two Demon Slayers.
The Demon Slayer with the scar on his forehead looked very polite. He bowed to Bai Ye and said, "Hello, I am Kamado Tanjiro. Are you also a Demon Slayer? Has support arrived?"
"Me? You can consider me an auxiliary member?" Bai Ye smiled. "Either way, our goal is the same: to kill demons."
Kamado Tanjiro nodded. "Thank you for your assistance..."
"Wait!" Bai Ye quickly stopped him. "I was just passing by and happened to cut that fellow down. I didn't know you were here, so it doesn't count as assistance."
He didn't want these two to consider him their savior.
Bai Ye actually knew them, having memories from his previous life.
Kamado Tanjiro's breathing technique was Water Breathing, and the other, wearing a boar mask, was called Agatsuma Zenitsu, who used Beast Breathing.
Neither of their breathing techniques was inferior to Uzui Tengen's. Inosuke's Beast Breathing was an improved extension of Wind Breathing, making it rarer than the five primary breathing techniques.
As for Kamado Tanjiro, besides Water Breathing, one of the five major basic breathing techniques, he also possessed the Sun Breathing, Hinokami Kagura, and a very rare mixed breathing technique.
However, often, strength doesn't equate to being good; it requires suitability.
Although Beast Breathing enhanced physical attributes, it required wild characteristics and not everyone could wield its power.
Kamado Tanjiro's Sun Breathing was incredibly powerful, but as far as Bai Ye knew, it was a breathing technique that required completing hidden quests to learn all forms, which was extremely troublesome.
As for mixed breathing...
It required mastery of two breathing techniques first.
Therefore, the only one that could be used directly was Water Breathing.
Besides, Bai Ye couldn't be sure which breathing technique would be randomly assigned to Kamado Tanjiro, so it was best for him to steadily acquire the Thunder Breathing technique.
Bai Ye didn't give the two a chance to thank him, lest he be considered their savior. He immediately said, "Have you seen any other spider demons, specifically..."
Bai Ye raised his hand and gestured below his chest.
"A short spider demon, about the height from below my chest. It should be the youngest child of the spider demon family, the smallest one." Bai Ye said.
Kamado Tanjiro and Inosuke exchanged glances, then said, "We saw a female spider demon earlier, on the outskirts of Mount Natagumo. We haven't seen the short spider demon you're talking about."
After speaking, Kamado Tanjiro thought for a moment.
"We were ordered to eliminate demons. Other Demon Slayer Corps members arrived before us and met with misfortune. Judging by their course of action, they were likely heading towards the forest on the mountaintop."
Inosuke said carelessly, "Anyway, the Twelve Kizuki have been killed. The remaining ones won't be any strong characters. Let this great me cleave them all!"
Bai Ye said, "Who said the one on the ground was one of the Twelve Kizuki?"
Kamado Tanjiro was surprised. "Wasn't he Lower Rank Five of the Twelve Kizuki?"
"No," Bai Ye said. "The little one I'm talking about is."
As Bai Ye spoke, he scanned his surroundings.
In his previous life, Bai Ye had been chased by spider demons on Mount Natagumo. He was pursued by the spider demon's brother and father, which is why Bai Ye knew their exact locations.
As for the other three spider demons, Bai Ye had only seen the spider demon's sister, who should be in the area of the eastern mountain hollow.
However, the spider demon Kamado Tanjiro mentioned was at the entrance to the mountain, some distance from the hollow, and should be the spider demon's mother.
If that was the case...
Bai Ye calculated in his mind. Starting from the mountain entrance, excluding the areas where he knew the three spider demons were located, the remaining route...
It must lead to the area where Lower Rank Moon resided!
"Thank you!" Having obtained the information he wanted, Bai Ye nodded to Kamado Tanjiro and Inosuke, and said, "Leave the rest to me."
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